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Charlebois reflects on Loblaw partnership with Gatik for autonomous food delivery
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University has written a new commentary on autonomous food delivery: Battle of the Middle Mile Loblaw is partnering with Gatik, an autonomous vehicle provider from the U.S., to…
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As California burns, so does our winter lettuce – thoughts from Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
A new media article by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor and senior director at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia: California is on fire. Although most of the fire-affected territory has nothing to do with agriculture, the…
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Canada’s Food Guide: A new dish, with a dash of condescension
“Canada’s new food guide is finally here. After years of celebrating our agricultural know-how, our food guide has now gone urban. But c’mon Health Canada, enough with the patronizing already.”
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Cupboard economics: commentary
Every now and then, Canadians will take a stand against the U.S. by choosing Canadian items over American ones at the grocery store. Canadians are generally loyal to Canadian food products, unless they cost more – and most often, they do
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Canadians are “divided and confused on GM foods:” study
Dalhousie University surveyed Canadian consumers on the topic of genetically modified foods and finds while they are concerned, there are other more pressing considerations when it comes to food choices
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A meatless Canada? Not quite yet: commentary
Are more Canadians becoming vegetarians or vegans? A recent poll by Dalhousie University suggests the number of vegetarians and vegans among us has likely remain the same, but things are getting complicated out there.”
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The Rise and Fall of National Food Brands – commentary
Dr. Oetker in Grand Falls and Campbell’s in Toronto: two closures, almost 600 jobs. The bloodbath in food manufacturing in Canada continues. But despite appearances, the future in food processing has never looked brighter
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Sliced bread and retail price fixing: commentary
Consumers could benefit from the Competition Bureau’s investigation into the so-called bread cartel, but not in a way they think.
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Study finds that Canadian consumers are concerned about food fraud
A study from Dalhousie University has found that Canadians are concerned about food fraud. It also turned up evidence that food fraud is prevalent in the Canadian marketplace
